How common is repetitive strain injury?

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 331-335

  Palmer, K T ^a,c   Reading, I ^a   Calnan, M ^b   Coggon, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 42949172515     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2007.035378     Document Type: Article

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